Community College or University?
Choosing a college or deciding to even go to college is one of the most stressful things that we have had to do in our lives so far. This is especially stressful when you don’t have the money to pay for college or don’t know what you want to major in. College is very expensive and the costs add up quickly. Community college is less expensive and is not much different than a university. You can start majoring in something in a community college and then transfer your credits to a university. Many people choose a university because they think that community college is only for those who can’t get into a university, but that is not true. We will discuss the similarities and differences in a community college and a university throughout this paper.
A community college is much cheaper way to get a college education. Community colleges have a flexible schedule that will work around your schedule for the most part. Anyone can go to a community college, they don’t look at SAT scores or GPA’s, so if you didn’t do well in high school, but still want a college education, community college is a good choice. Community colleges have a wide array of classes available, career-oriented and not. If your still not sure what career you want to pursue you can get a little more time to figure that out while you take classes that you need for any degree; such as English, math, science, etc. along with exploring career possibilities. Just like high school, you have core classes for degrees in college. You can take those core classes at a community college while still trying to figure out what you want to do in life. Or if you know what you want to do when it comes to a career you can take classes that pertain to that career and worry about your core classes later. That way you can get an entry level job and have experience. You can also get your associates degree going to a community college.
Many kids like to go right from high school to a university. If you go to a university you get
A community college is much cheaper way to get a college education. Community colleges have a flexible schedule that will work around your schedule for the most part. Anyone can go to a community college, they don’t look at SAT scores or GPA’s, so if you didn’t do well in high school, but still want a college education, community college is a good choice. Community colleges have a wide array of classes available, career-oriented and not. If your still not sure what career you want to pursue you can get a little more time to figure that out while you take classes that you need for any degree; such as English, math, science, etc. along with exploring career possibilities. Just like high school, you have core classes for degrees in college. You can take those core classes at a community college while still trying to figure out what you want to do in life. Or if you know what you want to do when it comes to a career you can take classes that pertain to that career and worry about your core classes later. That way you can get an entry level job and have experience. You can also get your associates degree going to a community college.
Many kids like to go right from high school to a university. If you go to a university you get
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